Hickory Grove, SC · standard
ZIP Code 29717
York County, South Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,251
- 13/sq mi
- $68,235
- Median income
- $168,400
- Median home value
- 13.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Hickory Grove pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 44th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 71%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 29717 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 29717 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hickory Grove, York County, South Carolina, home to just 1,251 residents across 99.3 square miles, a density of 13 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 29717 reports a modest median household income of $68,235 (7% above the South Carolina average), while per-capita income is $31,683. The poverty rate stands at 23.3% and the unemployment rate at 2.3%. The typical home here is valued at $168,400 (26% below the state average); renters pay a median of $1,132 monthly, and 71.2% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.2, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 2 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 29717, plus 6 more within York County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 29717, Hickory Grove, SC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,251
Population
99.3
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 29717?
43.2
Median Age
54.4%
Male
45.6%
Female
0.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$68,235
Median Household Income
+7% vs state
$31,683
Per Capita Income
23.3%
Poverty Rate
2.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 29717 ranks nationally
Hickory Grove, SC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$68,235 44th percentile higher than 44% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
698
Total Housing Units
608
Occupied Units
90
Vacant Units
2.70
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,400
Median Home Value
-26% vs state
$1,132
Median Rent
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 29717, employing approximately 114 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,922,000.
12
Businesses
114
Employees
$5.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4 | 33.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 29717 vs 29743 →
ZIP 29717 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29742
Sharon (29742)
2,460 residents
- 29717
Hickory Grove (29717)
1,251 residents
- 29743
Smyrna (29743)
1,071 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 29717 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 29717 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 29743
Smyrna (29743)
$86,064 median income
- 29717
Hickory Grove (29717)
$68,235 median income
- 29742
Sharon (29742)
$52,775 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 29717 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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